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Birthright Israel Love Story: Courtney Barnett & Shahriar Sharifi
Alums Love Stories

August 27, 2020

Birthright Israel Love Story: Courtney Barnett & Shahriar Sharifi

by Courtney Barnett & Shahriar Sharifi , 2014 Birthright Israel Alumni

In 2014, when Courtney and Shahriar both boarded planes to Israel, they never imagined they'd met their future spouse. Courtney was living in Phoenix and Shahriar was living in Encino when they signed up and despite Operation Protective Edge going on in Israel, they both knew this trip was too important to pass up. After falling in love on Birthright...

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Birthright Israel Love Story: Tatiana & Haley
Alums Love Stories

August 11, 2020

Birthright Israel Love Story: Tatiana & Haley

by Birthright Israel Foundation

In summer 2017, Tatiana Lundstrom and Haley Harris-Bloom thought Birthright Israel would be a great opportunity to get in touch with their Jewish heritage. Hours into their trip, the two were sitting together on the bus and within days had fallen in love. Check out our interview with the couple to see how their Birthright Israel love story unfolds. What...

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Why Jewish Moms Love Birthright Israel
Alums Leadership & Supporters Love Stories

May 7, 2020

Why Jewish Moms Love Birthright Israel

by Birthright Israel Foundation

Jewish moms love Birthright Israel for thousands of reasons. They see the impact of the program on their children, and now, 20 years since its inception, many of our alumni are now moms! So many had a life-changing experience on the trip. With more than 800,000 Birthright Israel alums across the world, many Jewish children now have moms who are...

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Birthright Israel Love Story: Ruthie Schorr & Simon Menaker
Alums Love Stories

February 14, 2020

Birthright Israel Love Story: Ruthie Schorr & Simon Menaker

by Birthright Israel Foundation

In the winter of 2012, a girl from Seattle, WA, and a boy from Charlotte, NC, both signed up for Birthright Israel hoping to get more connected to their Jewish heritage and have a fantastic experience, but little did they know they'd end up meeting their soulmate. This is the Birthright Israel Love Story of Ruthie Schorr and Simon Menaker....

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Alums Love Stories Trip Highlights

January 28, 2020

Young Leadership Spotlight: Neil St. Clair

by Neil St. Clair , 2019 Birthright Israel Alumnus

My last name might confuse you, but I am, in fact, an American Jew through my mother. My mother’s maiden name is Robin and she was born and raised in Pittsburgh a few generations after our ancestors fled the pogroms of Czarist Russia. And my father came from an Episcopalian background. There was little religion in our home in New...

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Alums Love Stories Trip Highlights

December 3, 2019

Birthright Israel Love Story: Carly and Alex Vargas

by Carly & Alex Vargas

Carly Rapaport and Alex Vargas met on their Birthright Israel trip back in the summer of 2014. Although they lived under 6 miles from each other in Boston at the time, they didn’t meet until their trip when they were over 5,000 miles from home! Carly explains, “Alex had wanted to go on a Birthright Israel trip for years, but...

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Alums Love Stories Trip Highlights

November 3, 2019

Birthright Israel Love Story: Tori Berkman & Dylan Burstyn

by Birthright Israel Foundation

In May 2015, neither Tori or Dylan thought when they signed up for Birthright Israel, they'd meet their soulmate. Now, a few years later, they're engaged and can't wait to start their life together. We had an opportunity to catch up with them and learn how their Birthright Israel love story played out! Did either of you think you'd meet...

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We Found Love In A Holy Place: How Birthright Israel Brought Us Together
Alums Love Stories Trip Highlights

August 7, 2019

We Found Love In A Holy Place: How Birthright Israel Brought Us Together

by Jenna Kay List , 2013 Birthright Israel Alumna

Finding Love in a Holy Place Back in 2013, I received a call that I could go on Birthright Israel, and of course, I took the opportunity and booked my flight to NYC. I had never traveled alone, and the anxiety and excitement were outrageous. When my peers and I arrived at the airport on the morning of our trip,...

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